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the way to do it.

But... I, uh, I...

can't lie to you,

I wish I had all good news.

The other bullet... hit

the subclavian artery.

There was excessive

internal bleeding

and cardiac arrest.

Your husband suffered anoxia.

It's a lack of oxygen

to the brain.

And the anoxia caused

some damage.

What I'm getting at...

is that it's going

to be a long,

tough rehabilitation.

How long?

We'll know a lot more

in three months.

The brain is very mysterious.

Even though your husband

seems to have

the capacity to recover,

there's no telling

how well or how long

it might take.

In some ways,

he's starting

from scratch here.

Mrs. Turner...

Henry can't speak.

He can't move.

His motor skills aren't

functioning properly.

His memory might be

deeply affected.

Certainly, one day,

everything might come back,

but there are no guarantees.

He might not be able

to regain his speech

or physical coordination.

Ever.

So, how's Dad?

He's doing great, sweetheart.

The rehabilitation clinic's

going to be

much better than the hospital.

He wants to get better

before you see him.

Can we get a puppy?

Maybe we will, honey.

Charlie called yesterday.

He says this is

a really great place.

Everybody knows

about this place.

But he can't wait to throw you

a welcome back party.

And for the 500th time,

he wants me to tell you

not to worry,

everything's under control.

Just take your time,

but get back immediately.

It's so pretty here, isn't it?

Hello.

- Mrs. Turner?

- Yes.

I'm Dr. Marx, Chief of Staff.

Hi.

Hi, Henry.

How's everything going so far?

'Cause I'm the boss around here.

If you have any problems,

you complain to me.

What a beautiful little girl.

Yeah, that's Rachel.

How old is she?

She's going to be 12.

This your little girl, Henry?

Is this your daughter?

Do you remember your daughter?

Do you remember your wife?

Henry?

Do you know who this is, Henry?

What do you think?

Oh...

Look at you.

Brings out your beautiful eyes.

Come here, look.

See?

Now, the secret is

is to send the thank you note

right away

before a month goes by,

and Aunt Maggie thinks

you've forgotten

all about her, okay?

Are we going to be poor now?

What?

Jennifer Lerner said

that her mother said

that with Dad in the hospital,

and the way we spend money,

that we're going to be out

on the street in six months.

Is that true?

You can tell Jennifer Lerner

that her mother

doesn't know what the hell

she's talking about.

And that if she has anything

to say to me... anything at all...

her mother better pick up

the phone and call me herself.

Who the hell does she think

she is?

Sorry.

It's okay.

Now, can you pick the circle?

Yeah, very good.

Yes, one for one.

All right.

Now, can you find

the triangle?

Close.

Now, I'll give you a hint:

that's not it.

It's green.

The triangle is green.

Yes, very good!

All right, Henry,

we're on our way.

Come in.

Good afternoon, Mr. Turner.

Hey, Bradley.

How's it going, Red?

We're just finishing up here.

How you doing, Hank?

Henry's doing just fine,

right, Henry?

I'll see you guys later.

All right.

Bye.

Look, if you don't want

to talk at first, it's cool.

I was a shy kid.

Kept to myself.

Name's Bradley.

I'll be your physical therapist

for the remainder

of the evening.

Your own personal gym teacher.

See that wheelchair?

That's going to be your

best friend for a while.

Ready?

All right!

My man.

Mr. Casella!

Watch out.

You're looking sharp, sharp.

Bradley.

That's Mr. Casella.

He's from Kentucky.

Hi, Bradley.

Julie.

Check out the new uniform. Yow!

Hmm! I got to get me

some of that.

Don't get any wrong ideas, man.

This isn't cause I like it.

It's to get you back

in the swing.

You're going to be playing

basketball before you know it,

jogging ten miles a day.

I hear you haven't been talking

very much, is that true?

Tell me Hank, is that true,

or just a nasty-ass rumor?

Hmm.

Must be true.

Yo, Gloria.

Bradley.

That's Gloria.

Already had me some of that.

I'll leave you alone so

you can talk about it.

I love this place!

This is fabulous.

I love it.

I'm so glad.

I'm so glad.

I haven't done this in ages.

Well, you're a genius,

you know that.

New York real estate needs you,

my dear.

This country needs you.

I know that you know this,

but if you or Rachel

ever need anything...

Please, no.

No, seriously.

Pity scares me.

Actually, this whole thing's

making me a stronger person.

Really.

And Henry's getting better

every day, so...

Sarah, this is me

you're talking to.

He can't walk.

He can't speak.

He doesn't...

remember us.

Nobody knows what's going

to happen.

I talked to our accountant

last week.

And?

Well, it's not good.

We have nothing put away,

really.

A few stocks.

All we have is the apartment,

which isn't worth what it was

five years ago.

Without Henry's income,

things...

maybe not tomorrow, but things

are going to have to change.

Honey, can I give you

a little advice?

Don't, do not tell anyone else

what you just told me.

Mm-hmm.

If I were you,

I would... go out

with a few friends,

and spend a whole lot of money.

Would you like

to walk through again?

Oh, no, I don't have to, thanks.

I'll take it.

See what I mean?

Just like that.

Come on... ball.

Now, you can hear the word

in your head, can't you?

Good, good, now,

try to say it.

Come on.

You can do it.

Ball.

I know this is frustrating

for you,

but you can do it. Ball.

Come in.

Boom ba doomp boomp

Ow! Boomp, boomp, boomp

Boomp, boomp,

boomp, boomp, ow!

Danananananaong!

Ah!

Hello, Bradley.

Thank you, thank you,

good night.

You've been

a wonderful crowd.

Yo, what's up?

Oh, just working

with the strong, silent type.

Still no word

from the man, huh?

No, but we're making progress.

Breakfast.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Here you go.

Thank you.

It looks fine.

All right, listen.

Since you're still not making

any noise,

I'm choosing the menu.

When you start to talk,

you can pick.

Eggs Bradley.

Made 'em myself.

Hope you like 'em.

What's wrong,

don't like my eggs?

Ah! Agh! Ah!

What? Okay, okay, I

heard you, I heard you.

Don't be pretending

you can't talk.

Listen, if you don't speak,

I don't know what you want.

All you got to do is tell me.

Anything you want.

All you go to do

is make the call.

This is like room service here,

man.

You ever been to a hotel?

So, what do you want?

Cheeseburger? Huh?

No, no, no.

You like caviar

and sh*t like that, right?

Cool, man, just-just tell me

you want caviar.

Come on, say "caviar. "

"Ca-vi-ar. "

What? Come on, man, say it.

R- Ritz.

Ritz?

You want some crackers?

You can have anything you want,

and you want some crackers.

Get this man some Ritz crackers!

Ritz.

The work they do at Lawrence

is just... inspiring.

Henry's doing wonderfully.

You wouldn't believe your eyes.

I knew he'd set records

for recovery.

Well,

you'd be very proud of him.

He's working hard.

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